1923 in film

The following is an overview of 1923 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.

List of years in film

Highest-grossing films

The top ten films released in 1923 by U.S. gross are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1923
RankTitleStudioBox office gross rental
1 The Covered Wagon Paramount Pictures $3,500,000[1]
2 The Ten Commandments $2,457,710[2]
3 Safety Last! Pathé Exchange $1,500,000[1]
4 Scaramouche Metro Pictures $1,400,000[3]
5 Little Old New York Goldwyn Pictures $1,100,000[3]
6 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Universal Pictures $1,019,798[4]
7 Rosita United Artists $900,000[5]
8 Main Street Warner Bros. $510,000[6]
9 The Gold Diggers $470,000[6]
10 Tiger Rose $466,000[6]

Events

Notable films released in 1923

American films unless stated otherwise

A

B

C

  • The Call of Siva (British) directed by A. E. Coleby for Stoll Films, starring Harry Agar Lyons and Joan Clarkson, part of the British Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu film series[11]
  • Cameo Kirby, directed by John Ford; starring John Gilbert
  • Circus Days, starring Jackie Coogan
  • The Clue of the Pigtail (British) directed by A. E. Coleby for Stoll Films, starring Harry Agar Lyons and Joan Clarkson, part of the British Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu film series[12]
  • Cœur fidèle (The Faithful Heart), directed by Jean Epstein – (France)
  • The Covered Wagon, starring J. Warren Kerrigan
  • Cry of the Nighthawk (British) directed by A. E. Coleby for Stoll Films, starring Harry Agar Lyons and Joan Clarkson, part of the British Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu film series [13]

D

E

F

  • Faust (British) directed by Bertram Phillips, starring Jeff Barlow and Queenie Thomas, a 22-minute film based on the play by Goethe[14]
  • The Fiery Hand (British) directed by A. E. Coleby for Stoll Films, starring Harry Agar Lyons and Joan Clarkson, part of the British Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu film series[15]
  • Frozen Hearts, starring Stan Laurel and Mae Laurel
  • The Fungi Cellars (British) directed by A. E. Coleby for Stoll Films, starring Harry Agar Lyons and Joan Clarkson, part of the British Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu film series[16]

G

H

I

K

  • The Knocking on the Door (British) directed by A. E. Coleby for Stoll Films, starring Harry Agar Lyons and Joan Clarkson, part of the British Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu film series[18]

L

M

  • The Man With the Limp (British) directed by A. E. Coleby for Stoll Films, starring Harry Agar Lyons and Joan Clarkson, part of the British Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu film series[20]
  • Der Mann mit der eisernen Maske (The Man in the Iron Mask), directed by Max Glass – (Germany)
  • The Merchant of Venice (Der Kaufmann von Venedig), starring Henny Porten and Werner Krauss – (Germany)
  • Merry-Go-Round, directed by Erich von Stroheim
  • The Miracle (British) directed by A. E. Coleby for Stoll Films, starring Harry Agar Lyons and Joan Clarkson, part of the British Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu film series[21]
  • Miss Suwanna of Siam – The first international feature film set in Thailand it features an all Thai cast
  • The Mistletoe Bough (British) 20-minute film directed by Edwin J. Collins, starring John Stuart and Flora le Breton, adapted from a poem by Thomas Haynes Bayley and the consequent 1834 stage play version by Charles Somerset
  • The Monkey's Paw (British) directed by Manning Haynes, starring Moore Marriott and Marie Ault, based on the 1902 short story by W.W. Jacob
  • Mysteries of a Barbershop (Mysterien eines Friseursalons) – (Germany)

N

  • Nabeshima no neko (Japanese) yet another "ghost-cat" film directed by Jiro Yoshino for Nikkatsu Films, starring Shirogoro Yoshino, based on a 1853 Kabuki play "Hana Saga Neko Mata Zoshin by Joko Segawa III

O

P

Q

  • The Queen of Hearts (British) directed by A. E. Coleby for Stoll Films, starring Harry Agar Lyons and Joan Clarkson, part of the British Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu film series [23]

R

S

T

U

V

  • The Veil of Happiness/ Le voile du bonheur (French) directed by Edouard-Emile Violet, starring Susie Wata, Jean Bradin and Shu Hou, based on the short story by Georges Clemenceau; featured Caucasian actors made up to look like Asians

W

Y

  • Yotsuya Kaidan / The Ghost of Yotsuya (Japanese) directed by Kaname Mori for Shochiku Films, starring Shirogoro Sawamura and Taro Nakamura, based on the famed Kabuki play of the same name
  • Yotsuya Kaidan Oiwa (Japanese) yet another adaptation of the Kabuki play Yotsuya Kaidan, directed by

Shozo Makino, starring Ichitaro Kataoka and Shinso Arashi; this film (like most of Japan's silent films) was destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and the destruction of World War 2[35]

Short film series

Animated short film series

Births

Deaths

  • January 18 – Wallace Reid, American actor (born 1892)
  • March 3 – Dante Testa, Italian actor and director (born 1861)
  • March 26 – Sarah Bernhardt, French actress (born 1844)
  • May 21 – Charles Kent, veteran actor and director (born 1852)
  • June 11 – Porter Strong, American silent film actor
  • June 17 – Macey Harlam, screen actor (born 1873)
  • July 12 – Harry Lonsdale, stage and screen actor (born 1865)
  • July 30 – Charles Hawtrey, veteran British actor (born 1858)
  • August 29 – Bernard Durning, American actor and director, (born 1893)
  • September 26 – Jerome Patrick, Broadway stage and silent film leading man (born 1883)
  • October 28 – Joe Roberts, American actor (born 1871)
  • November 20 – Allen Holubar, America actor and director (born 1888)
  • November 30 – Martha Mansfield, American actress (born 1899)
  • December 28 – Frank Hayes, American actor and comedian (born 1871)

Film debuts

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